Daily Archives: 6 March 2018

– BREAKING: Trump economic adviser Gary Cohn resigns from White House in wake of controversy over tariffs. – The Independent

– “Sputnik was a key player in the strategy of Italian destabilization, but it was not the only one. There was another network of small websites focusing almost exclusively on anti-immigration messages such as “All the Immigrants’ Crimes”, “The Populist” or “Italy, my homeland.” An indication of activity by automated accounts, or bots, which are used to make content go viral, is that with twice as many members, the pro-immigration community still published less than half as many comments as those posted by anti-immigration users. Within the sample period, anti-immigrant profiles on Twitter created 68% of all comments on the topic.” – El Pais

– US statedeptspox: “Russia must stop aiding Syria in attacking its own people. UN war crimes investigators said “all available information” indicates that a Russian plane was behind an airstrike in November in Syria’s Idlib province that killed 84 people at a marketplace.”

– President Trump says: North Korea comments “very positive”, but “we are prepared to go whichever path is necessary.” He repeated his assertion the problem should’ve been solved by prior presidents but says nuclear standoff must end. “We cannot let that situation fester”

– Boris Johnson: The UK would respond “robustly” to any evidence of Russian involvement in the collapse of former spy Sergei Skripal.
The foreign secretary said he was not pointing fingers at this stage, but described Russia as “a malign & disruptive force”. – BBC

– After DPRK announcement saying they will halt nuclear and missile testing while talks are proceeding, DIA says more testing is inevitable.

– North Korea to have summit with South Korea, Kim Jong Un willing to talk with US about denuclearization. – BBC

– North Korea Is Willing to Discuss Giving Up Nuclear Weapons, South Says. – NewYorkTimes

Because I am a traveller I can look down on the birds and up at the fishes. I collect moments and can venture back in time to lost worlds. I seize life and simultaneously escape it at will. Because I am a traveller I envy no man at home.